White Cedar Moth at Evatt, ACT
Identification history
| Leptocneria reducta | 7 Mar 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Leptocneria reducta | 7 Mar 2025 | donhe | ||
| Lymantriinae (subfamily) | 7 Mar 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 7 Mar 2025 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 6 Mar 2025 | AndrewBell |
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User's notes
Numbers of these caterpillars in plague proportions in neighbourhood
1 comment
AndrewBell
wrote:
8 Mar 2025
In support of the identification as while cedar moth, I can confirm that our neighbour has a white cedar growing in their back yard. Known behaviour of white cedar moth caterpillars -- such as crawling under doors and into home spaces -- is also consistent with observations. Photos of white cedar moth caterpillars on the internet agree with my initial sighting. Well done, NatureMapr people.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.077820-35.208935
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 6 Mar 2025 04:49 PM Recorded on
- AndrewBell Recorded by
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AndrewBell NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Leptocneria reducta Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Vertical surfaces Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Larvae or nymphs Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Leptocneria reducta Scientific name
- White Cedar Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 807.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Lymantria aurivillii
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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